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BUTTON. v APPLICATIONr FILED FEB. f6, 1920.

1,378,073. -Patented Mayf17, `1921.

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FRANKLIN R. WHITEOF WATERB'URY, CON'N'EC'JJICU'II?, ASKSIGrN'OItl TONTHE PATENT BUTTON COMPANY, OIE' lW'ATIILIRLB`U'R'SZ, CONNECTICUT, A vCORPOBA'LION`Ol ,CON-

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VT10 all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN R. WHITE, a citizen of the UnitedY States, and a resident of Waterbury, inthe county of New vHaven and State of Connecticut, have ma'deand invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buttons, of which the following is ya specification.

' My invention relates to buttons, and paryticularly to that type or 'class which are attached to cloth or other material bymeans of an 'automatic button machine and to this Y end includey a metallic fastener in the form of a tack and a body portiony into which the prong of the fastener is: driven and anchored. v

Heretofore this type and classof buttons have been 4entirely lcomposed of metal. I have found, however, that that vportion of the button which contacts with the 'cloth v may Vin time discolor and injure the same,

especially under adverse conditions of climate, and where the button'is exposed to repeated washings.l Further the increasing cost attending the formation of buttons entirely of metal' renders the use of other and cheaper substances desirable.

Itis accordingly an object of my inven- K' tion to provide a. button wherein the fasv tener is formed of metal and the body portion of a non-metallic material, such that buttons may be Iproduced and inlarge quantities and more economically than when composed entirely of metal.

A further object is to provide a button of the type described, wherein the body portion may be pressed, molded, or otherwise formed to the desired shape and conguration and in an economical manner, the body portion having any desired color and of uniform color throughout, s o that theY button will present a uniform `and pleasing appearance throughout the useful life and wear thereof.

A further obj ect is to' provide a button, the

body portion of which is composed of ber or other equivalent or non-metallic material, which is substantially chemically inert,

Vsuiiciently hard, ductile and coherent as tov BUTTON.

' i' specification or Letters Patent. i Patented May 1'7, 1921, Application mea February 1e, 1920. serial N0. 358,882.7V f

forcing plate, preventing undue wearfbetween the -metallicfastener and the nonmetallic body portion of the button.`

With .theV foregoing and other objects in" view, lwhich ywill appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel button described and in the combination yand Varrangement:of parts and in-thedetail's of and claimed, the'L preferred Vembodiment-bf my construction V- hereinafter described;

invention being disclosed in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is fa view 1nv vertical longitudinal section of a-buttonand fastener embodying l vthe -characteristie features of'my invention. ,f Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the fasvtenerin place and the buttonvsecurelyranc'hored to the cloth or other; material.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of thelforegoing.

' Fig.` 1 illustratesagsomewhat modified form of button, wherein the :headyor face is covered by a metallic cap, upon which suitable inscriptionv or design may be 'incor- Fig. 5 is -a detail view in perspective of the metallic reinforcement for theV base of the button. a.

F ig.rk6 is a view in 'vertical longitudinal section .of my improved button wherein the metallic reinforcement is'slightly dished, yso that it is embodied in the side walls ofthe hub and is anchored in place thereby.

-l Fig. 7 isa view inhvertical longitudinal section, showing the fastener yin place.

Referring speciiicallygto the several views wherein similar. reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout, the

fastener A is formed `with the upstanding prong 10, which `is adapted to pierce the, 'i

cloth or other material B, and engage the body of the button C.V 'i

The body of the button is formed of ber and includes the facev or flange 11 open at its center and a downwardly porjecting hub 12, across thelower extremity of which extends the base 13. The base is provided with an opening 14, therein adapted to receivethe prong 10, ofthelfastener therethrough.

The button as thus composed is intended for use with an automatic button attaching machine, and I have found that in this particulal type of button, wherein the base isA provided with an opening for the reception of the prong of the fastener, that a certain Y from Wearing the latter, I have providedaY metallic reinforcing plate or Washer 16, the. same being formed with an opening 17, ex-

. the button Vwill not rust'or discolor the' to this end I have provided a reinforcement Y limited amount of movement and play willV take place between the coiled or headed extremity of the fastener, and 'the' inner Wall of the base'. In order to prevent this slight shifting and relative movement of the fastener and the body of the button,

tending therethrough.'v Y ,Y y The body of the button is` formed of a fibrous material, such that Yit may `be pressed, molded, or otherwise formed to shape, may be economically produced, and

atless cost, than a correspondingly formed Y K comprising a body portion including a head,

metallic button, andvvith'th'e added advantage and characteristic that the bodyv of cloth, Will not changeY appearances'due to '.Wear'as it is of uniform color throughout,Y

and is suilicientlyductile and plastic,"alr though hard, to `prevent its breaking Vori-racture muse.

tween the head ofthe vfastener andthe Vbase the side Walls of the hub of the button, and

18, shownV in Figs. Bland' 7, Which is slightly dished in form, andv of an external diameter Whendished approximately equal tothe external diameter of the inner Wall of Y' thel hub 'of the button.' VWhen the dished reinforc'ement is flattened as shown in Fig. 7, the edges of thereinforcement are embedded in'the'walls of the non-metallic hub 12 of the button.v ThisV securely Ylocks the .rein- 1 forcement in place, and preventsV any Wear between the metallicareinforcement andthe noni-metallic base'of the button.

- The buttonas thus constructed Y yislighter' than those heretofore'known andV vused. The'reinforcementjl is located bex Having thus described my invention., What I claim is y n l Y 1. A' buttonY of the character described,

`comprising* a-body formed of non-metallic material andincluding a headja'hub, andra base, the latter being provided With an opening therethrough adapted to receive the prong of a `metallic fastener'therein and l a hub, and a base, provided Withian'opening therein, said body-portion being formed of non-metallic material and a .dish'shapedmetallicV reinforcement located VWithin said hub, having an opening therein inval-inement 'Withthe openingrof said basev theside edges oi' said metallicreini'orcement adapted to 'extend-into the side Walls kof the hub Vas the; `dish shapedv reinforcement-is drawnv into contact'ivith the base by the metallicifas-`- tener. 'Y Y ,l

v3. `A buttonotthe character described comprising a body portion including ahead, Y

'K a hub and arbase formed of'nonf-fmetallic material, anda metallic reinforcementin said hub, contactingwith said base, Withthe'side edges thereof extending vWithin the side Walls'of the hub, anda metallic fastener extending through the base and contacting With said reinforcement and holdingth'e'lac' ter down in contact with thel saidibase. f

Signed at Waterbury, in `the,` county of New I-Iaven, `and Stateof Connecticut, this 2nd day of Feb. A. D. 1920. i i

l/Vitnesses: 1

` LEWIsfJ. HART, F. Gr. PURINTON. 

